Sayyidah Sawdah bint Zam’ah (may Allah be pleased with her) said: A man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: My father is very old and cannot perform Hajj. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:“Tell me, if your father had a debt and you paid off that debt for him, would it be accepted from him?”He replied: Yes. The Prophet said:“Then Allah, the Exalted, is Most Merciful, so perform Hajj on behalf of your father.”That is, Allah, by His mercy, will accept this Hajj performed on behalf of your father.